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Week of October 15, 2007
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Breakfast With the Judiciary, October 18
Time: 7:00 a.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Speaker: Judge Darlene Byrne
Cost: $20
RSVP: Michelle McFadyen at michelle@austinbar.org. Please send a
check to Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700, Austin, Texas 78701.
Start your day right with a hot breakfast and insightful conversation. We look forward to seeing you there!
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AYLA Coffee Bar, October 19
Time: 7:30 am to 9:30 am
Location: Lakeside Mediation Center, 3825 Lake Austin Blvd
(Next to Mozart's and Hula Hut)
Calling all young attorneys! AYLA's award-winning Government Lawyer Coffee Series
is back, but this time everyone is invited! Join the AYLA for a coffee
honoring you and your hard work on Friday, October 19 at Lakeside Mediation
Center from 7:30 am to 9:30 am. LMC is conveniently located at 3825 Lake
Austin Blvd, next to Mozart's and Hula Hut.
All young lawyers who work in government at any level, or even went to law
school with a government attorney, are invited. Current members of AYLA are
strongly encouraged to invite young attorneys who are not yet a part of AYLA
to attend. Members of the AYLA board will be in attendance to provide
information on how to join Austin Young Lawyers and what AYLA can do for
you.
We want to take this opportunity to give special thanks to Greg Bourgeois
and the people at Lakeside Mediation Center for sponsoring and hosting what
is sure to be an outstanding event.
For more information, contact any member of the Government Lawyer Coffee
host committee: David Courreges (dcourreges@dbilaw.com); Amanda Arriaga (amanda.arriaga@governorstate.tx.us); Amy Morehouse (Amy.Morehouse@tdi.state.tx.us); Susan Nold (susan.nold@senate.state.tx.us); Monica Pinion (monica.pinon@tdi.state.tx.us);
or Katherine Howard (katuset@yahoo.com).
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People's Law School Committee Meeting, October 25
Time: noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
If you are interested in organizing this half-day program of free basic law classes for the public, join us for the
first committee meeting for next year’s People Law School.
Peoples Law School will take place Feb. 23 at The University of Texas School of Law from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The committee
needs your help to bring free legal education to those in the public that need it most.
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Members Only Free Fourth Friday, October 26
Join the Austin Bar for a free hour of CLE for Austin Bar Members!
Date: Friday, Oct. 26
Time: noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Title: Arbitration Clauses, Ins and Outs, Trends
Speaker: Michael Schless
Cost: FREE
Thanks to sponsor Provident Mortgage Group, lunch will be provided.
To RSVP, contact Mollie Gallagher at receptionist@austinbar.org or 472-0279 by noon on Thursday, Oct. 25.
Please specify whether or not you would like lunch.
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Save a Life Over Lunch, October 29
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Schedule an hour out of your day to participate in the Austin Bar Blood Drive and you can be someone’s hero during
the holiday season. The Blood Center needs to collect 55,000 blood donations to have blood products available for as
many as 150,000 area patients, and to maintain their goal of keeping a four to five day supply in stock.
Bar members are up to the challenge and we hope you will take the time to give to this worthy cause.
Visit www.lonestardonor.com and use the sponsor code “Austin Bar” to register.
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Trick or Treat: AYLA Free CLE, October 31
Topic: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Travis County Local Rules But Were Afraid To Ask
Date: Wed., Oct. 31
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Each quarter, AYLA holds a free CLE for its members over the lunch hour.
This fall, the CLE will focus on mastering the Central Docket and the
Travis County Local Rules. All those awaiting November Bar results are
also invited to attend.
As anyone who practices in state court knows (and as out-of-towners
quickly learn), the Local Rules can be scary and tricky (and lead to
blood curdling screams from judges when violated). This CLE will not
only review the basics, but address real problems confronted by AYLA
members over the years and how they were resolved.
Led by a panel of senior AYLA attorneys, including former and current
staff attorneys for state court judges, this CLE will be especially
beneficial for lawyers new to Travis County (and those awaiting Bar
results!).
So grab some lunch (lunch will not be provided) and head over to the Bar
offices October 31 for this free Halloween Treat.
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Diversity in Law Symposium, Register by November 2
Topic: Roadmap to Leadership Success--Advancing and Retaining Women Attorneys in Today's Law Firms
Date: Nov. 8 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton Hotel, 500 E. 4th Street
Cost: $45 for pre-registration
The Association of Legal Administrators Austin and Travis County Women Lawyers' Association promise that this lunch
symposium will be exciting, open, and offer dynamic panel discussion from experts in the legal field concerning the
recruitment and retention of women at private law firms. The program will address how the local legal community can
work together to achieve this goal.
For more information, contact Kristy Ozmun Public Relations at 512/474-1501.
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Ethics at the Alamo, November 15
Time: 3 to 5 p.m.
Location: The NEW Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, 320 E. 6th Street
Cost for Civil Litigation Section Members: $110
Cost for members of AYLA and those who Register by Nov. 1: $125
Cost for General Registration: $140
CLE: Application for two hours of ethics CLE credit will be submitted.
This is the most fun you'll have earning ethics CLE!
Ethics at the Alamo is presented in a game show format using movie clips and will feature Claude Ducloux as the MC. The event benefits the Capital Area AIDS Legal Project.
Confirmed contestants/expert panelists:
Judge Elisabeth Earle
Sam Johnson
Jeff Jury
Judge Orlinda Naranjo
Judge Robert Pitman
Patrick Keel
Warren Vavra
David Sheppard
Judge Lee Yeakel
Judge Suzanne Covington
Visit http://www.asaustin.org/site/PageServer?pagename=caalp_ethics2007 to register.
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One Billable Hour Campaign for Austin Adoption Day 2007
In addition to in-kind donations, the Adoption Committee of the Austin Bar Association uses financial contributions to
provide gift baskets to the families, additional food for the event, and other various items. By generously giving an
amount equal to one billable hour, you can make a significant impact on Austin Adoption Day families. Your firm’s generosity will be acknowledged in the media materials, and any donation over $1,000 will be proudly displayed on donor boards at the event. All financial contributions, made payable to the Austin Bar Foundation, are tax deductible.
To participate in this memorable and rewarding opportunity, contact Denise Hyde at 479-9911 or Karen J. Langsley, Donor
Co-Chair, at 512-563-8727.
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Are You Smarter Than a 2nd Grader?
You don’t have to be a contestant on FOX’s new game show to answer this one. A new Partners in Education study group
program needs volunteers to work with groups of two to five students. Volunteers are needed for 2nd grade reading and
grades 8 to 9 math.
Research has shown that study groups make the biggest difference in children grasping concepts and retaining knowledge.
These study groups will help students feel successful and grow from working together.
Study groups meet in class for 45 minutes and review curriculum provided by the teacher. Substitutes are available if a
volunteer cannot make it. Also, attorneys can volunteer individually or a law firm can work together to adopt a class.
For more information, please contact mrobinson@austinpartners.org or
call 512/637-0976.
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Upcoming Meetings
SECTIONS:
Thursday, Oct. 18 – Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Burning Breakfast CLE
Thursday, Oct. 18 – CAFA Advanced CLE
Thursday, Oct. 18 – Construction Law Section CLE
Friday, Oct. 19 – Solo/Small Firm Section Seminar
Friday, Oct. 19 – Senior Lawyer Section Meeting
Friday, Oct. 26 – Land Development Seminar
COMMITTEES:
The following Austin Bar Committees are meeting at the Austin Bar office, 816 Congress, Suite 700.
Parking is available in the adjacent garage, accessible from 9th Street. Please feel free to attend any that interest you.
Since lunch is provided, please RSVP to receptionist@austinbar.org or call 472-0279 with your name and the name of the committee.
Wednesday, Oct. 17 – Publication Committee Meeting
Friday, Oct. 26 – Women’s Resource Fair Committee Meeting
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